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The International Garden Festival at Métis, Québec

Art, Miscellaneous, TravelBy glenadmin July 14, 2014 5 Comments

Edward Lutyens once said that a garden “should have a backbone — a central idea beautifully phrased.” The central and beautifully phrased idea of the International Garden Festival at the Reford Gardens in Métis, Québec is to offer garden installations that challenge conventional ideas of what a garden is — or can be. For the…

Is Mosaiculture topiary?

Design, Miscellaneous, People, Plants, TravelBy glenadmin September 22, 2013 2 Comments

Strictly speaking, the answer is — no. Both are living sculptures, but they are made in different ways. Mosaiculture is also a contemporary form of plant display, while topiary has a long and distinguished history, dating back to Roman times. So, what are the differences? The most obvious one is that topiary uses a single plant to create…